insertion
nounThe act or process of inserting.
nounSomething inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.
nounThe point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
nounThe addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.
nounA putting in; the act of inserting, or placing, or setting something in or among other things: as, the insertion of a beam in a wall.
nounThat which is inserted.
nounA band of lace or other ornamental material inserted in a plain fabric for decorative purposes. Such bands are often made with both edges alike, and with a certain amount of plain stuff on either side, to allow them to be sewed on strongly.
nounPlace or manner of attachment.
nounThe act of inserting
nounThe condition or mode of being inserted or attached.